Metallic stud.



No. 840,596.- PATBNTBD JAN. 8, 1907. G. A. TURNBULL.

\ METALLIC STUD. APPLIUATION FILED SBPT.25.19`05.

' of Chicago, Cook county, Illinios, have in- UNrrnDssTArns P.Arn Nr OFFICE.

GoaGE A. TURNBULL, oF calorico, iLLINois, AssIoNoR 'roRosELLA E.'

TURNBULL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

METALLIC sruD.

vSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

Application filed September 25, 1906. Serial No. 279.961.

To all whom it may conc-ern.:v i

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. TURNBULL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident vented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic .Studs and I do hereby declare that the following is a fullfclear, and exact tion therewith means whereby lath may be rigidly secured thereon. v

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and more fully pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, I4 igure 1 is a fragi-rentary perspective view showing a partition constructed with ystuds embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse view of a wall,

showing studs embodying my invention usedasfurring. F1g.'3 is' an enlargedfragmentary detail of the stud, illustrating the means for securing the lath thereon. Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the stud,

showing the slot open. Fig. 5 is a similar' view showing the slots closed. Fig; 6 is an enlarged detail of the fastening means.

As shown in the drawings, t e stud A coni.-

- prises a steel channel usually constructed by ending or'forming a strip of sheet metal to afford inwardly-directed parallel flanges a,

which are slotted obliquely from their outer vedges inwardly and downwardly to a point intermediate the web and the edge of the flange affording angular points a/ a2. As l showlf, said slots are enlarged slightly at the bottom to receive the fastening means, which comprise rods or wires B of suitableI gage, bent toafford right-angled portions?) near each end of said rod and the extremities b of which are again b ent at an angleand parallel with the body of the rod and project through the slots, as shown in Fi s. 1 and 3, while the right-angle portions bl ie vwithin and' bear against each of the flanges.

When the rods are rigidly secured in place,

the slots in the flanges are closed thereon by Striking'the points a. or a2 inwardly on the flange, as shown in Fig. 3 and in dotted lines in Figs. 4 and 5.

The studs maybe secured in place in any suitable manner, and for this purpose angles of steel or other suitable material may be secured to theLwebs at the ends of each stud and nailed to the floor. Said angles, if preferred, may comprise la strip of sheet metal and may be bent to afford a loop A as shown in Fig. 7, with the ends a5 bent upwardly ata right angle and between which the webs of the studs engage at each end. The loops A are secured to the floor orjoists by means of nails driven throughthe loop.

The operation is as follows. The stud constructed as described and having the fastening rods 'or wires B secured therein is secured in place in the line of partition or, if to be used for furring, along the. wall, as shown in l Fig. 2, and the metallic lath C, of lsheet or eX- panded metal or woven wire or any suitable material, is pressed over the extended ends b of the fastening-wires, which are bent to' hook over the lath, engaging the same firmly against the side flanges Va of the stud.

From the construction described it is obvious that wires may be secured in place either before orafter shipment and, furthermore, that the studs may be cut to any desired length and rigidly secured in place by means of the loop A2, before described, which need not be rigidly fastened to the stud.

The rods or wires B may be inserted into the slots in the stud by twisting'the oints a a2 outwardly sufficiently to receive t e same,

same inwar ly on the rods or wires.

Obviously details of construction may be varied without departing from the principles of my invention. Y

I claim as my invention- 1. A stud comprising a channel slitted obliquely in the flanges to afford points directed toward the top of the stud and affording closedseats behind said points.

2. A metallic stud comprising a strip of sheet metal bent to afford one or more longitudinal flanges thereon and having the edges of the flan es slotted obliquely downwardly and inwar 1y andmeans secured in the slots adapted to engage the lath tothe stud.

3. A metallic stud comprising a channel downwardly and inwardly directed slots in 96 then turnin the same back and closingthe Leo the oppositely-disposed flanges and rods or wires secured in said slots and projecting beyond the sides ofthe stud.

4. A metallic stud comprisin a stri of sheet metal formed to yprovide lon itu inal parallel flanges each slotted obliquely downward in its edge at intervals in its length and means secured in said slits adapted to engage lath to said stud.

5. A stud comprising a channel having the flanges slotted on opposite sides thereof and alwire rigidly engaged in the bottoms of said s ots. 6. A stud comprising a channel having lownwardly and inwardly directed slots in lits llanges, a wire bent to engage between the flanges and affording outward-directed ends adapted to support the lath and clips of sheet metal bent to engage the ends of the studs and adapted to be secured to the {loor zo and joists.

7. A stud comprising a channel-bar havi oppositely disposed, downwardly directe slots in its flanges, a rod bent to engage against the inner sides of said llanges and 2 5 having its ends directed laterally through said slots, and a clip on each end ol said stud.

8. A stud comprising a channel-bar havin downwardly-directed slots in its flanges an wires or rods rigidly engaged in said slots and jo projecting outwardly from said lian es.

In testimony whereof I have iereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE A. TURNBULL.

Witnesses:

W. W. WITHENBURY, WM. C. SMITH. 

